Metallic partitioning.



No. 863,779. .PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

B. G. BUDD. METALLIC PARTITIONING.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22,1906.

WITNESSES I I INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

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PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

E. G. BUDD. METALLIC PARTITIONING APPLICATION I'ILED NOV. 22, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'INVENTOR ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD G. BUDD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HALF-KILBURN METAL COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- I SYLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application filed November 22, 1906. Serial No. 344,622.-

While the field of utility of my invention is in no way limited, it is particularly well adapted for use in the construction of fire-proof railway cars in the partitions between the several compartments, aisles, etc.

One object of the invention is to provide a partitioning possessing flexibility so that it can be used in a vain various angular positions one relative to another,

so that the complete partition will be straight if all the sections-arc in 'alinement and curved if each of them is arranged at a slight angle to the next adjacent one.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a parare made of sheet-metal, preferably steel, and pressed to the requisite shape and they are so formed that they fit snugly together withthe joints between adjacent sections showing but faintly. If desired, these joints may be entirely concealed. I

Another object of the invention, and one which is of great importance, is to provide a partitioning so constructed that freedom from reverberation is, so far as is possible, obtained. This characteristic of a. metallic partition becomes of considerable importance in the construction of fire proof parlor and drawing room railway cars, as in such cars, every effort must be made to reduce the noises occasioned bythe movement of'the car upon the fails as much as is possible. Freedom from reverberation is, to a very high degree, attained by the use of the sectional construction above referred to for the reason'that the sections of the partition are of comparatively small width, and extending between the side walls of each section is an integral transverse Wall which serves as a brace holding the sidewalls against A vibration. 1n furtherance of the object of obtaining freedom from reverberation, the sections of the parti-- in addition to being flexible, fire-proof, strong and free from reverberation, permits of great variation in arrangement and in combining with metallic moldings, corner-posts and sections of a different configuration to work out an attractive design.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved partitioning, Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing a form of corner-post, Fig. 3 is a similar view showing other forms of corner-posts, Fig. 4 is a section showing a corner-post for joining the partition to a wall, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are sections showing other forms of cor-.

ner-posts.

Referring to the drawings, the partitioning is shown as consisting of a plurality of sections 1, each arranged in alinement and interlocked with the sections adjacent thereto. Each section is made of sheet-metal, preferably steel, pressed into form to provide side walls 2, 2 which are parallel and spaced apart by an amount equal to the width of the partition, and an integral transverse wall 3 connecting them at one edge thereof. therein and the parts 5, 5 thereof joining this tongue to the side walls 2, 2 are inclined somewhat to the general plane of the transverse wall. At its opposite edge the section is open, integral inwardly bent flanges 6, 6 being formed at these edges of the side walls 2, 2 substantially parallel to the parts 5, 5. The several sections, thus constructed, are assembled by inserting the tongue 4 of each section into the opening between the flanges 6, 6, of the adjacent section and pressing The transverse wall 3 has a tongue 4 formed the sections together until the parts 5, 5 and 6, 6 are in hard engagement. Preferably the sections are so formed that the adjacent edges of the flanges 6, 6, are separated by a distance slightly greater than that which is to separate them, when they are'assernbled in their final positions, this being done by so forming the sections that the side walls thereof diverge slightly in the direction of the flanges 6, as indicated at the left of Fig. 2 where two unassembled sections are shown. The flanges 6 are bent at the proper angle to the side walls but are separated by the greater amount due to the divergence of the side walls. When thus con; structed, the act of pressing the sections together carries the inclined flanges 6 into engagement with the inclined walls 5 and, because of this inclination, the pressure on the sections causes the flanges to ride over the walls 5 until their adjacent edges are in hard engagement with the sides of the tongues or tenons 4 at the points where the latter join the walls 5. This movement of the flanges 6 on walls 5 draws the side walls 1 toward each othernntil, when the movement of flanges 6 is arrested, the walls l-lie parallel to each other. By drawing the side walls 1 together inthis manner, against the tension of the. metal, they are put under a constant tension which assists materially in holding them against vibration such as would reverberate sound. By assembling the sections in this manner, only very slight depressions are formed along the lines of junction of adjacent sections as indicated in Fig. 1. If desired, these lines of junction may be completely concealed. This is preferably done by filling the slight depressions at the joints of adjacent sections with any suitable material, as solder, metal filler, wax 'or a cement composition, which when applied may be scraped down to a surface flush with the side walls 1. l Such a filler is indicated at 18, Fig. 3.

In Fig. 2, the sections are shown as assembledin alinement to produce a straight wall or partition. However, by arranging each section at a slight angle to the next adjacent one, a curved wall is produced, as shown in Fig. 3, no change in the construction of the sections being necessary for this purpose. In installing a partition, a sufficient number of the sections may be interlocked in the manner above described and suitable moldings, preferably of pressed sheetmetal, secured to the floor and ceiling imposition to lie against/one side of the partition when the latter is erected, The partition may then be bowed somewhat and its ends .positioned against the comer-posts, walls or other parts between which the partition is to extend. Then by pressing the bowed I partition up against the molding, the sections thereof are pressed firmly together, and it may be held in this position by securing moldings to the floor and ceiling against the opposite side of the partition. Such moldings are in- 'dicated M7 and 8 in Fig. l.

figuration of the corner-post as will beseen by a comparison of the posts shown in 2 and at theright-of In Fig. 2 is shown a corner-post with which two of the partitions join. This post is also of pressed sheetsections of the partitions lit tightly between them. Preferably, the corner post consists of strips 9-of U- shaped cross-section, one for each partitiomand' strips .7

10 having folds 11 at their edges extendingdoyer-the flanges at the edges of the strips 9.- The shape of the strips 10 intermediate the folds 11 determines the con- Fig. 3. The post indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3 is similar to the post of Fig. 2 except that itis smaller and that shown in full lines is also similar to the post of 2 except that it is shaped to form a j amb for a door. It will be seen that the strip 10 in Fig. 3 is bent to provide an outwardly extending portion 12 and a wall 13, .the latter-of which forms a stop for a swinging door. The corner-post at the left of Fig. 3 has three pairs of outwardly extending walls similar to the two pairs shownin Fig'. 2, to provide for the junction of three of the partitions.

In Fig. 4 is shown a means for joining a partition to a wall of a construction different from the sectional partitions. It consists of a II-shaped strip 14, similar to In Fig. 5 is shown a corner-post which may be used at the junction of three partitions, two of which lie in the same plane and the third at an acute angle thereto. This post is similar to that shown at the left of Fig. 3

' except as to the shape of the pieces 17 intermediate the partitions. The opposite sides of a corner-post may be curved, as shown in Fig. 6, when two partitions or a. partition and a door join at somewhat of an angle. Q

The post of Fig. 6 is arranged to join a partition and a door and has a jamb formed at one edge as above described in connection with the post at the right of Fig. 3, the door being indicated by the dotted lines.

It will be seen that because of the sectional construction of the partitioning, may be built up in any suitable lengths, the sections iit tightly together, the

joints between adjacent sections show but faintly or are beration of sound is obtained with thisform of'partitiorn.

ing as the great number of transverse walls extending between the side walls at frequent intervals hold those walls against vibration and the side walls are placed under a constant tension for thesame purpose.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patont of the; United States is as follows:

1. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal and having oppositely-disposed side walls and a transverse wall integral with and coimectlng'the same, said sections being assembled with the corresponding side walls of the several sections forming a' substantially unbroken 'wall on each side f the partition and the transverse walls bracing the side walls against vibration, substantially as described.

2. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressed into forni to provide side walls and-a transverse wall in tegral with and connecting the same, said sections being assembled with the side walls of adjacent sections-in substantlal allneme'nt and each section being interlocked with adjacent thereto, substantially as described.

3. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each formed of pressed sheet-metai and having oppositely disposed side walls -and a transverse wall, lntegraitherewlth, said sections being assembled with the side walls of adjacent sections in substantial 'alinement, substantially as described. r

4. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sectizns, each formed of pressed sheetmetal and having oppositely disposed side walls and a transverse wall integral therewith and each interlocked with and capable of angular movement relatively to the sections adjacent thereto, substantially as described.

5. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each formed of pressed sheet-metal and having oppositely disposed side walls and a transverse wall integral therewith, the transverse walls of said sections being formed to, interlock each section with the sec- 'and capable of angular movement relatively to the sections an integral transverse wall connecting the same, and the transverse wall ofveach section having means thereon for connecting the section .to the next a'djacent section, substantially as described. 3

. 7. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of pressed sheet-metal and having substantially parallel side walls and a transverse wall integral therewith, said transverse walls being formed to effect dove-tail joints between adjacent'sections,

substantially as described.

8. A metallic partitioningconslsting of a plurality of metallic partition sections, each having substantially parallel side Walls, a transverse wall connecting the same at one edge-thereof and consisting of a tongue and parts joining the tongue to said side walls, and inwardly bent flanges at the opposite edges of said side walls corresponding to said parts, substantially as described. 9. A metallic partitioning consisting of a plurality of .metallic partition sections, each having substantially par- .allel side walls, atransverse wall connecting the same at one edge thereof and consisting of .a tongue and inclin'ed parts joining the tongue to said side walls, and inwardly bent flanges at the opposite edges of said side walls parallel to said inclined parts and corresponding in size thereto, substantially asdescrlbed. l

10. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressedv to provide substantially parallel side walls and an integral transverse wall connecting the same at one edge thereof,

the opposite edge of the section-being open, and the trans verse wall of each section having apart thereon adapted to enter said opening in -the edge of another section, substantially as described.

walls at the opposite edges thereof, the transverse wall of each section having a part formed therein adapted to enter the opening between the inwardly extending portions .of an adjacent section, substantially as described.

12. A metallic partitioning comprising the combination .of a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressed into form andinterlockediwith the sections adjacent thereto and a molding on each side of "said'sections at the ends thereof, substantially as described.

13. A metallic partitioning comprising the combination of a plurality of partition sections, each formed of pressed sheet metal and having substantially parallel side walls and a transverse Wall integral. therewith, and a molding on each side of said sections at the ends thereof, substantially as described. a

14. A metallic partitioning comprising the combination of a plurality of partition sections, each formed of pressed sheet-metal and having substantially parallel side walls anda transverse wall integral therewith, and a part at the end of said sections having a pair of parallel walls extending outwardly therefrom and spaced apart by the II-shaped cross-section and sheetmetal strips having-folds 7 at the edges thereof extending over the edges of said strlp,-s'ubstantially as described.

16. A metallic partitioning comprising the combination of a plurality of partition sections, each formed of pressed 17. A metallic partitioning comprising a 'plurality of I partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressed into .form and interlockedv with the sections adjacent thereto, and a filler concealing the joints between adjacent sections along the lines of engagement thereof, substantially as described:

18. vA metallicipartitioning comprising a plurality of' partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressed to provide substantially parallel side walls and an integral transverse wall connecting the same, said sections being assembled edge to edge, and a filler concealing the joints between adjacent sections at the abutting edges thereof, substantially as described.

19. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of sheet-metal partition sections having substantially parallel side walls assembled edge to edge with said side walls ,under tension, substantially as described.

20. A metallic partitioning comprising a plurality of partition sections, each consisting of sheet-metal pressed to provide substantially parallel side walls and an integral transverse wall connecting the same, said sections being assembled edge to edge with said side walls under constant tension serving to prevent vibration thereof; substantially as described.

21. In a partitioning; a corner-post consisting of a U- shaped strip of sheet-metal and a strip of sheet-metal bent to provide a fold at one edge extending over one of the sides of said II-shaped strip and parts forming the side walls of the post, substantially as described.

22. In a partitioning, a corner-post consisting of a U- shaped strip of sheet-metal and a strip of sheet-metal pressed to-provide folds at its lateraledges, each adapted to overlie one side of such II-shaped strip, and parts intermediate said folds forming the side walls of the post, substantially as described. e

23. In a partitioning, a corner-post consisting of a U- shaped strip of sheet metal and a strip of sheetmetal pressed to provide a fold at one edge extending over one of the'sides of said U shaped strip, parts forming the side Walls of'the post, and a projecting portion on one of said side wallsforming a door jamb, substantially as described.

24. In a partitioning, a corner-post consisting of a U- EDWARD G. BUDD.

Witnesses:

P. .T. TUCKER, M. Gnrrz. 

